SOCIAL SCIENCESPolitical ScienceInternational Relations and National Security

Study programme type

university

Study level

graduate

Study programme

Political Science

Academic title abbreviation

mag. polit.

Genre

master's thesis

Language

Croatian

Defense date

2016-09-30

Parallel abstract (English)

Keeping in mind historical facts of modern Europe marked by insecurities and numerous crisis endured by its states, France has, trough the course of European history, given a substantial contribution to overcoming these instabilities. More so, owing to the strong foundations of its state based in the French revolution and the „Declaration of rights of man and citizen“,France has managed to impose itself as one of the most powerful European states of the age. France has, owing to this, built a strong political platform for many European states while also building its own confidence and position of a powerful international relations force. However, comparing such a historically mighty and confident France to the contemporary facts of its geopolitical instability, we can not help but to notice that its former position of a strong world power and pivotal actor in international relations has become questionable. Based on the fact of an unstable modern reality of France, dominated by the discourse of fear caused by terrorist threats, we claim that its political behavior is aimed to restoring its former traditional supremacy. However, considering the status France has as an European Union member state, its goal are inseparably tied to the strategic interests of this community. These interests, hidden behind the world stage marked by the discourse of fear of new global threats, are typical for traditional relations of power and as such dictate the modern geopolitical image of the world.